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THE LORD BLESSES US DURING GOOD AND BAD TIMES

SCRIPTURE: Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family that You have brought me this far?” (2 Samuel 7:18) MEDITATION: Have you ever been in a place of “this far”? A place where you are experiencing God’s blessing and … Continue reading

WHAT IS THE ATTRACTION OF THE CROSS?

BIBLE PASSAGE: He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,” (Luke 24:46) MEDITATION: Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment where the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang for several days, until they eventually … Continue reading

PRIDE VERSUS COMPASSION

SCRIPTURE: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14) MEDITATION: Have you ever been around someone who has the best and biggest of everything? Not only do they have them on display, but they … Continue reading

INTERCEDING FOR OTHERS

SCRIPTURE: For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him … Continue reading

THE BATTLE FOR YOUR SOUL IS REAL!

SCRIPTURE: Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. (1 Peter 2:11) MEDITATION: Have you ever noticed that whenever you are around a bad odor for a while, your nose adjusts and it no longer smells as bad? We are living in evil … Continue reading

WHO OR WHAT IS IN CONTROL OF MY LIFE?

SCRIPTURE: Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16) MEDITATION: We can sit around wishing that we were godly for the next ten years, but it won’t happen! We have to discipline ourselves for the purpose of godliness. … Continue reading

WHAT CAN I BELIEVE INTO EXISTENCE?

SCRIPTURE: That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) MEDITATION: It is impossible to believe anything into existence. The Gospel did not come into being because men believed it. The tomb was not emptied of … Continue reading

REMEMBERING WHAT THE LORD DID FOR US

SCRIPTURE: “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10) MEDITATION: Death is a reality that everyone will face, unless the rapture preempts this event … Continue reading

HOW HAS SALVATION FROM THE LORD CHANGED ME?

BIBLE PASSAGE: John, to the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of … Continue reading

EASTER IS A TIME OF REFLECTION, APPRECIATION, AND COMMITMENT

BIBLE PASSAGE: …and from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and … Continue reading

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